Judicial Council Approves Possible Private Funding for Case Management System

• Jurisdiction: California,United States
• Citation: Vol. 11 No. 2011 Pg. 03
• Publication year: 2011
• Pages: 03
• Year: 2011
• topic: Business of Law,Contracts,Administrative Law,Civil Procedure,Public Sector Law,Technology

California Bar Journal 2011.

CBJ - November 2011 #03. Judicial Council approves possible private funding for case management system

The California Lawyer
November 2011

Judicial Council approves possible private funding for case management system

The Judicial Council agreed last month to explore accepting private grant money to help deploy its computerized case management system in three superior courts. It executed a letter of intent between the Administrative Office of the Courts, the State Bar and the Patrick Soon-Shiong Family Foundation to begin a 12-week discussion and planning period to determine if the parties wish to enter into a collaborative relationship.

The foundation is headed by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, a billionaire philanthropist and developer of a breast cancer drug, who is working on developing a health-care information grid. Although the letter does not specify the amount of money Soon-Shiong will contribute, judicial officials said it could total $20 million and will allow...